MRAP – Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, soon retired form combat duty but with lot of military medals for durability, protection and reliability. Don’t think that NASA wants them because they are fancy and super armored, they have other intentions.

It’s all about money folks, NASA hopes that soon they will launch their Commercial Crew Program, in 2017, if they achieve safe and reliable and of course cost-effective access from the ISS (International Space Station) to the Earth orbit!

What does that mean? A lot more people traveling to the space and the need for escape vehicles if something goes wrong would be higher. That’s where the MRAP trucks are stepping into the scene. The engine is strong enough and proven to roll the armored body, of course and not a bug consumer.

Here we speak about the CAT C7 I6 diesel engine with Allison 3500SP automatic transmission which delivers 370BHP.

It seems like the new transport vehicles for the astronauts are also here and will drive them to the launch-pad CST-100 at the Kennedy Space Center. Watch the video bellow and see the ultimate fire-blast resistant monster, the MRAP Truck.